Austrelaps ramsayi

1 Highlands Copperhead at Tennent, ACT

Austrelaps ramsayi at Tennent, ACT - 29 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Austrelaps ramsayi 22 Jul 2021 WillO
Austrelaps ramsayi 25 Mar 2021 Cpiiroinen

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Possibly a highlands copperhead. Spotted it on a hike near Square Rock, Namadgi NP (29/11/20).

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   22 Jul 2021
Despite the failings of the image provided (no offence), the vertebral stripe is quite distinctive + morphology, lateral and dorsal colouration (tentatively) all strongly suggest Austrelaps ramsayi.

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  • Eggs Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender

Species information

  • Austrelaps ramsayi Scientific name
  • Highlands Copperhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1759.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 111 images trained Machine learning

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